MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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